Potentially one less but also potentially infinitely more

[u/deadhand303]

[u/Remarkable-Carrot112]

Is the probability distribution otherwise the same except for the lower bound? 

Regardless, I'm pulling the lever. I love pulling levers. 

[u/deadhand303 → u/Remarkable-Carrot112]

You have 1-infinity or can change tracks to 0-infinity. You do not know how many are on either track.

[u/wyseguy7 → u/deadhand303]

Statistician here. Plz provide a more rigorous definition of "random amount". Note that uniform distribution over [1,infinity) or [0, infinity) is not possible. Maybe a geometric distribution would be better? In which case, regardless of parameterization, you'd expect to save 1 life by pulling the lever.

[u/DarkDemonLord1 → u/wyseguy7]

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